So 2 players we brought through our academy, picked up after failed experiences elsewhere have been sold for £24 million up front and could reportedly from what I've seen could rise an extra £10-£15 million. Close to £40 million in up front fees and add ons is absolutely incredible buisness and a huge well done to anyone involved over the last 3/4 years neutering 2 talents to earn the club some serious money!
However, unlike Spence, I'm absolutely gutted Tav is going. He took pelters for years and continues somehow to take them from people who don't understand goals and assists aren't everything for a player in Tav's position.
He has unbelievable energy and work rate and the defensive side to his game seems to go under the radar. 135 games for us under several different managers at either LWB, LW, CM, RWB or CAM is incredible, hard to remember sometimes he's only 23.
I wish him the very best of luck in the Premier League and hope he absolutely smashes it! My only issue is why Bournemouth I really think he could have done much better.
Now on to us!
Steffen, Roberts, Smith, Leinhan and Giles are massive upgrades on Lumley, Daniels, Hall, Peltier and Taylor.
What else do we need? It's obvious we need a left Sided center half, my pick would be to go get Jacob Grieves out of Hull.
CDM cover/slow replacement for Howson. My choice would be Hamza Choudhury on loan from Leicester, I'd absolutely love having a nasty b**tard in midfield.
Cm as competition for Crooks, my choice would be Hannibal on loan from Man United, I've heard great things about him from my Man United supporting friends, plus what a class name
Now the big ones... A Tav replacement and 3 strikers.
My choice for a Tav replacement is who I think 99% of fans are hoping we go nick, Callum O'Hare from Coventry.
Up top it looks like Marcus Forss, Rodrigo Muniz and one more. That final one has to be the marquee signing. My hope is that it will be Adam Armstrong.
The bonus of anyone else (Matthew Hoppe looking likely) will only be aiding to our promotion push.
It's not all doom and gloom, there's plenty of reason to be hopeful, we have the best manager in the league and we just have to trust the process.
UTFB
However, unlike Spence, I'm absolutely gutted Tav is going. He took pelters for years and continues somehow to take them from people who don't understand goals and assists aren't everything for a player in Tav's position.
He has unbelievable energy and work rate and the defensive side to his game seems to go under the radar. 135 games for us under several different managers at either LWB, LW, CM, RWB or CAM is incredible, hard to remember sometimes he's only 23.
I wish him the very best of luck in the Premier League and hope he absolutely smashes it! My only issue is why Bournemouth I really think he could have done much better.
Now on to us!
Steffen, Roberts, Smith, Leinhan and Giles are massive upgrades on Lumley, Daniels, Hall, Peltier and Taylor.
What else do we need? It's obvious we need a left Sided center half, my pick would be to go get Jacob Grieves out of Hull.
CDM cover/slow replacement for Howson. My choice would be Hamza Choudhury on loan from Leicester, I'd absolutely love having a nasty b**tard in midfield.
Cm as competition for Crooks, my choice would be Hannibal on loan from Man United, I've heard great things about him from my Man United supporting friends, plus what a class name
Now the big ones... A Tav replacement and 3 strikers.
My choice for a Tav replacement is who I think 99% of fans are hoping we go nick, Callum O'Hare from Coventry.
Up top it looks like Marcus Forss, Rodrigo Muniz and one more. That final one has to be the marquee signing. My hope is that it will be Adam Armstrong.
The bonus of anyone else (Matthew Hoppe looking likely) will only be aiding to our promotion push.
It's not all doom and gloom, there's plenty of reason to be hopeful, we have the best manager in the league and we just have to trust the process.
UTFB